Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Coprinus

We saw this amazing mushroom on a day walk at Nodwell Sanctuary today. This area is down south east of the city, right next to Carseland. Some kind of Ink Cap, Coprinopsis. Love the way the cap flattens, the top cracks, and the edge curls round. Never seen one like this before.

These were such tiny mushrooms, seen on a pile of horse manure at the Handfield's 152-acre property, west of Millarville. We were lucky enough to get the chance to go back there and do a second botanizing trip! An amazing forest for fungi! It's always so much fun having one's lens (and nose!) an inch away from those mushrooms that grow on horse manure, LOL.

I just couldn't get to sleep last night and ended up getting up around 4:00 a.m. and turning on my computer. I was feeling very worried about my brother in Birmingham, England, as no one had received a Christmas card from him or an e-mail for about a month. My oldest daughter hadn't been able to contact him by phone over Christmas, either. So, I decided to e-mail two wonderful, long-time girlfriends who live in Birmingham, to see if they had heard from John, which they hadn't. I went back to bed, sure I wouldn't fall asleep, which I didn't. About 7:30 a.m., I had a dreaded phone call, from a very kind Policewoman in Birmingham, letting me know that my brother (aged 61) had died, at home. He lived alone. She had not been given any details yet, so I have to wait to hear more. I don't know who called the Police, but I am thankful that they did. The Policewoman didn't know when John had died (from Angina, I suspect), but I think it may have been just after his last e-mail to me, on November 26th. John led such a healthy life-style, eating very healthily and enjoying his walks, but genes sometimes just win! I have no idea how I will deal with all this - that is one problem when family members live across the world from each other. I haven't flown anywhere since 1978 and haven't been anywhere in all that time, so, at the moment, this feels like one unbearable nightmare to me. John was my only sibling and neither of my parents is alive. Also, my own health is at its lowest in many years, so the awful possibility of having to travel is not good. As with everything, though, one seems to eventually get through these very tough times. I will probably keep posting on Flickr, as this always feels a comforting place to be, and it will perhaps take my mind off everything else for a little bit of the time. Please forgive me if I don't do as much commenting as I would like. A few of us saw this amazing mushroom while botanizing the ranchland of Angela Cumberland and Patrick Brennan, north west of the city, way back on July 25th. I did post a different photo of it back then, but came across this one that I thought I'd post.. After exploring their beautiful forested area, we were crossing the grassy hillside heading back towards the house, when this little fungus was spotted, growing from dung. I have no idea if this is the way this particular species always looks or whether it is just this particular specimen that has developed this very unusual pattern. Very abstract and artistic - well done, Mother Nature, yet again! It may be Coprinus picaceus, Magpie Inky Cap.

Not sure if these are Coprinus, but I just like the way the cap edges curl up and over. Could these be Coprinopsis atramentaria? Seen at the Handfield's acreage, south of the city, on 17th August. We had heavy rain AGAIN, overnight - surely this has to keep the mushrooms a-coming? We saw a handful of beautiful Shaggy Manes/Inky Caps yesterday, on a walk at Clearwater Park. Yet another dull day today, so I guess I will stay home. Feel sorry for anyone hoping to spend some time outdoors this long weekend. Hoping for sunshine tomorrow : ) (Note: very approximate location on map, as I don't have the exact address). I am SO stressed out - trying to renew my Pro Account for yet another year (my fifth). I've e-mailed for help about it, and got an automated reply. Checked various things and can't for the life of me see what else I need to do!!!! I have wasted so much time the last few days, trying to get my payment made. Getting really annoyed about this and very concerned that it will mess up my photostream. Any suggestions, anyone? Guess I should have added this paragraph when I actually uploaded my photo, not when you had all left your kind comments .... sigh. Later, half past midnight - thank goodness, at long last, I've managed to renew my Fickr Pro Account. What an absolute pain this has been the last few days! I ended up signing for a two-year renewal. Thought I would click on 2-year to see if it might work that way and it did, for whatever reason. Now I can avoid having to go through all this hassle again in a year's time!!

Kicking myself because I didn't get a better photo than this of this small fungus that we saw yesterday, while botanizing the ranchland of Angela Cumberland and Patrick Brennan, north west of the city. After exploring their beautiful forested area, we were crossing the grassy hillside heading back towards the house, when this little (fun)gi was spotted, growing from dung. I have no idea if this is the way this particular species always looks or whether it is just this particular specimen that has developed this very unusual pattern. Very abstract and artisitic - well done, Mother Nature, yet again! Thanks again, Angela and Patrick for welcoming us so warmly and allowing us to explore your beautiful land! We appreciated it so much, and it made a most enjoyable day. And, of course, the chili and salad lunch was so yummy - thank you both from us all! Flickr is driving my nuts at the moment!!! Is anyone else having problems? In fact, I have just changed back to the old layout to see if it helps. Nope - it seems to happen in both versions, so I've returned to the new layout. I keep getting empty squares with those nasty little X's - in My Contacts' photos, my own photostream, and everywhere else. I've also been wondering if my photos are showing up or not. I am beginning to have little red X "floaters" in my eyes... Holy smokes! An almighty rain and hail storm has suddenly hit my part of the city - I'll be amazed if some parts of the city aren't seriously flooded - again! Just noticed that the far half of my street has turned into a river! Don't remember ever seeing that before. And now I hear the sirens (Police?) starting on the main road.

Doug, I do hope you don't mind, but I took the information below from your photostream. Seen at Marston Creek, Kananaskis, on 3rd August last year. "Thanks to funginerd for the suggested ID. Coprinus sterquilinus (?) 'Shaggy Mane', Looks like C. comatus but is growing in dung".

Towards the end of our botanizing walk at the Bearberry Prairie Natural Area/Sundre Natural Area four days ago, friend Doug handed me this broken mushroom to photograph. Definitely past its prime, but I don't remember seeing a fungi like this one before : ) It had been growing in moss and grass. ID provided by Doug Waylett - thanks! Wooly Inky Cap, Coprinus lagopus.